Local News From Pella in December 1953
The Chronicle reports holiday visits and family gatherings in Pella Iowa with residents visiting kin in Ottumwa Albia and German Valley. Births and hospital ad missions in Mahaska and Mercy Hospitals noted along with local clergy notices and college student travel. Many relatives and friends from Sully Monroe and Des Moines send seasonal greetings and plan travels to Texas Florida and Indiana.
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Pella
Iowa
Chronicle
OCALS
Gertie van Roekel
Ed Boland
Albia
Earl Boland
Linda
Richard
Jerold Morrow
Michael Edward
Ottumwa
Harold Veenstra
Carol ‘Ann
Jennie Byers
Marlo Meyer
Pella F
Mahaska Hospital
Rudolph Heeren
Connie
Wilbur Rempe
Leighton
Mercy
Oskaloosa
First Reformed Church
Frank Boot
Ralph Vander Waal
Veterans
Des Moines
First Christian Reformed Church
Ed le Cocq
Second Reformed Church
Mia
Tena Ludemann
Ruth
Georgene
Connie Abbas
German Valley
Minois
Eloise de Zwarte
Mercy Hospital
Juline Palmquist
Danny
Gregg
Denver
Colorado
Parker Upholstering Co
Calvin College
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Joan
Doris ‘van Zemeren
Janice Stravers
Retha Vande Haar
Eleanor Vander Beek
Clarence van Engelhoven
Melvin Hagen
Calvin Seminary
Robert Vander Schel
Jerry ‘Vander’ Schel
Robert
Francis E. Warren Air Base
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Raymond Vander Wal
Phi Lambda
Upsi ‘Science Honorary Society
Iowa State College
Ames
Gerrit Vander ‘Wal
Phyllis Ver Ploeg
Deriver
Mr. Voorhees
Ruthven
Bennie Gardner
Bennie
Third Reformed Church
California
Tom Harris
Nancy
Washington, D. C
J. E. Vander Zyl
Auburn
Nebraska
Col. Harris
Washington
Tom Grundman
Sioux City
Towa
Ralph Grundman
Susan Grundman
Mason City
Mortimer Goodwin
Grundman
Tunis Kempkes
Elisabeth
Mary
Biloxi
Mississippi
Philip Kempkes
James Ruthven
Pella High School
Arland van der Leest
Sully
Mahaska
Andrew Slings
Gerrit Hasselman
Texas
Ed van Toorn
al Bill
Forest Lake
Minnesota
Chariton
van Toorn
Bill
Herbert Wormhoudt
Lisa Maria
Low Wormhoudt
Gene Wormhoudt
Davenport
M. Vander Linden
Frances
Philadelphia
John Vander Linden
Nittert Aalfs
M. Vander
Lingen
Florida
John Blommers
Paul Blommers
Iowa City
John
H. P. van Rees
Earl van Rees
Charles City
Peter Rozendaal
Gerrit Vis
Robert Bruxvoort
Mitchellville
Pell
San Diego
Navy
Ben Vogels
Moline
Illinois
Bernie
Chris Irlbacher
Will Clark
Jacksonville
Ill
Cher
J. C. Mos
Woodrow Leonhart
Duane
Topeka
Kansas
Few Street
Robert Schendel
Leonhart
Vogelaar Pontine
Fred Weirather
Winfield
Xian Weirather
Nick Vander Ploeg
Ed Kallemyn
Charles Vander Ploeg
Wayne Durlam
Jefferson
J. B. van Hemert
John van Hemert
Syracuse
Indiana
Harry van Hemert
Douglas van Hemert
Wayne Pos
Ford
R. M. Martin
Lincoln
Fragmented Patient Quote Highlights New Muscle-Ri Treatment
A fragment from a medical report quotes Mrs R Bekoff praising a new Muscle-Ri device. The readable lines mention pain in the arm and legs and gratitude for the treatment, suggesting a notable improvement in nighttime symptoms.
Punishment May Not Stop the Fighting Among Children
An analysis argues punishment fails to curb early aggression in preschoolers. It notes punished children often remain scrappy and may become more timid, while teaching patience and social skills like taking turns and asking rather than grabbing can foster better behavior.
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Vincent Nowlis
Child Discipline Debate Reveals Methods Evaluation
A discussion on handling a persistent fighting child notes that a specialist may improve approaches. If patience and punishment fail, observers argue punishment proves ineffective and calls for reassessment of methods.
Sully Road bridge work progresses north of Pella
County Engineer B W Dutton reports progress on three Sully Road bridge structures near Pella. Concrete piers and abutments are complete on the 847 foot Skunk River bridge. Ben Cole and Son of Ames awaits steel for the counter hros ae. Culverts are finished and accepted. grading and earth moving by Glen Riggins of Greene advance toward spring completion.
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Pella
B. W. Dutton
Knoxville Journal
Skunk River
Ben Cole and Son of
Ames
Contier Hros Ae Cale Capenhee
Haveerman Cole
Thunder Creek
Ed Prothero
Orfaloosa
Sully Road
Glen Riggins
Greene
Dutton
Riggins
Skunk
New Year’s Day Traffic Deaths Darken Long Record
A review of ten New Year’s Days shows Town repeatedly opening with fatal highway crashes. In 1944 a pedestrian died within hours of midnight, followed by a 1952 car collision in Dubuque County. The pattern includes four off-road deaths, three two car crashes, two car train crashes, and one pedestrian death. Counties named include jek, Calhor n, Cedar, and Plymouth. The piece ends by questioning if a safer year can begin.
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Jim Polk County
Jek
Calhorn Cedar
Plymouth
Make Safe Driving Resolutions for 1954 AAA Club
The 1954 AAA Club urges motorists to start the New Year with safe driving pledges. Key points include staying alert with full attention to driving and refreshing driving knowledge to correct bad habits for a safer year ahead.
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Johnny” Lange
Toris
New Years safety prompts urge careful driving and alerts
A fragmented note urges drivers to avoid accidents by staying alert and rested, planning routes, and resisting fatigue or intoxication. It mentions signals, warnings to insurers, and a cautious approach to riding and travel amid a historical New Year context.
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Ieee
Warners
Minimum Pain Level for Profile Cow
Production that more than pays costs makes a cow viable for Prof Iate. The note discusses economic thresholds and input costs, highlighting how profitability hinges on output value exceeding expenses and the role of efficiency.
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